Sensitivity

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Sensitivity may refer to:

• Sensitivity (physiology), the ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli
  • Sensory processing sensitivity, a personality trait in humans
• Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests
• antimicrobial susceptibility, often called "sensitivity"
• Allergic sensitivity, the strength of a reaction to an allergen
• The inverse of resistance (ecology), the ability of populations to remain stable when subject to disturbance

• Sensitivity (electronics). Two contrasting definitions of sensitivity are used in the field of electronic sensors and instruments
  • Sensitivity first definition: the ratio between output and input signal, or the slope of the output versus input response curve of a transducer, microphone or sensor
  • Sensitivity second definition: the minimum magnitude of input signal required to produce an output signal with a specified signal-to-noise ratio of an instrument or sensor

• Sensitivity (control systems), variations in process dynamics and control systems
• Sensitivity analysis, apportionment of the uncertainty in the output of a mathematical model among its inputs
• Sensitivity and specificity, statistical measures of the performance of binary classification tests

• Sensitivity (explosives), the degree to which an explosive can be initiated by impact, heat or friction
• Film speed, photographic film's sensitivity to light

• "Sensitivity" (Shapeshifters song), the fourth single from music group Shapeshifters
• "Sensitivity" (song), a song by rhythm and blues singer Ralph Tresvant

• Information sensitivity, a property of information that may result in damage if disclosed
• Price sensitivity, in economics

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• Sensitization (disambiguation)
• Sensitizer (disambiguation)

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